"Sorry."
Ed's face became stern, his eyes solemn. Rhodes' qualifications may seem unusual, but he should never be overlooked.
underestimated.
The presiding revolutionary army agent announced the start.
During the fight, Ed charged toward Rhodes.
Whoosh!
Ed's weapon was a practice sword. When he charged,
With his sword in both hands, he approached Rhodes and
waved it straight down, with an amazing sound of breaking.
Through the air and fierce energy, which caused the surrounding
Teenagers were secretly surprised.
His slash is powerful and incisive.
Rhode stood unimpeded in the field. When the blade arrived.
He was about to hit him when he suddenly struck out with the sword.
When his sword appeared, it moved silently and appeared to have been there for quite some time.
Only the sound "chi" was heard.
Obviously, the two were using practice swords and materials.
are identical, but when the swords collided, Edd's practice sword
The object broke into two pieces and fell to the ground with a clang.
Ed was shocked!
At this point, the entire square was silent as death.
Everyone stared at the sword on the ground, astounded.
"This this..."
Teenagers like Leif, who wanted to challenge Rhodes, couldn't.
Believe it.
The practice sword should be made of hard, durable material that can be used for three to five years without issue.
It's truly a swordsman-level cut. Even after confirmation, Koala couldn't hide her surprise.
Finally wielding a real sword, Rhodes' techniques are
enough to be called a swordsman, but he must be the weakest.
swordsman in history because his strength is insufficient.
Rhodes deliberately pursued Edd's sword, so he did not continued to attack and stood quietly, staring down at him.
"Do you still want to fight?"
He smiled, but Edd saw it as a devilish smile.
Eddie clearly couldn't accept the completely unexpected.
result. He held the half-cut sword firmly and raised it.
again.
But, before his broken sword could complete its motion,
Rhodes gently pressed the practice sword against his.
throat.
Bang!
The half-cut sword struck the ground.
Edd fell into an ice cellar after feeling the coldness in his throat.
When he finally woke up, a look of fear and disbelief was on his face.
eyes.
When the revolutionary army agent in charge saw this scene, he was shaken.
He nodded and announced the outcome.
"Rhodes wins!"
Seeing this, Rhode lightly retracted his practice sword, then
glanced at the teenagers on the opposite side, and said, "You…"
"Do you still want to challenge me?"
Obviously, it was just a very flat tone, but teenagers such as Leif
on the opposite side seemed to be greatly stimulated.
At this time, they could notice that the incision of the half-cut
sword was extremely neat, and it looked as if it had been cut by
the Supreme Sword.
Such a terrifying slash clearly exceeded everyone's imagination.
Leif and the others don't even know what kind of power is
needed to achieve this level, even Reiz, who has a Doroki value of
387, wouldn't be able to do it.
Moreover, Edd's Doroki Strength is one hundred and ninety-seven;
he is only a little short!
Reiz, who has always maintained a masterful demeanor up until
now, couldn't help but look at Rhodes with a look of fear because
even he wouldn't be able to stop that slash, but thinking about it
again Rhodes' speed was weak, so Reiz was not afraid.
"Shut up."
Seeing those people on the opposite side resolutely admit their
loss, Rhodes shook his head in pity.
This feeling of severing everything with a sword is really good.
"It took me some time to enter it."
"In a real battle, there won't be such a gap."
Rhodes returned to his place and thought quietly. He still had to
practice more. He must be able to enter that state of
concentration at will in any situation.
As Rhodes retreated, Leif and the others on the opposite side
finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to challenge, but
most of them ended in failure, and very few people managed to win.
People who lose the challenge will not be disqualified, but their
faces will be a little embarrassed.
"Okay, that's it."
In the end, Koala said with a smile: "After this final round, there
are 31 people who have become reservists this time, Rez,
Rhodes… Barry, congratulations on becoming reservists."
There was a commotion in the square.
Those who passed were happy and satisfied.
The rest of the people also applauded in celebration.
In Baltigo, being able to become a member of the revolutionary
army reserve force is undoubtedly a bright thing, and it is also a
representative of strength and worth.
In the pirate world, strength means everything.
And because of Rhodes' amazing swordsmanship that he has
shown, people's focus mostly fell on him.
The voices of admiration were endless.
Rhodes' expression was calm. He had long passed the age when
he was touted to go to heaven.
This is just the first step.
Where he was standing now is too far away from the real peak of
the world.
night.
After being busy all day, Rhodes finally returned home, intending
to fully grasp that state of concentration while it was still hot.
And while he was still habitually thinking, the attribute bar
popped up in front of him.
Level 1: Book of Knowledge (leveling up conditions have been
met)
Attribute: Intelligence +1
Energy: 100/100
Seeing that nothing had changed, Rhode curled his lips and
planned to turn it off.
But in the next instant, his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had
seen a ghost.
"The leveling up conditions that have been met?"
While Rhodes was extremely surprised by this sudden change, he
was also confused.
This is inexplicable.
Why?
He began to recall what happened today and wondered why he
would meet the leveling up requirements.
fight?
No, I have fought before.
"Then, it can only be, becoming a reservist?"
But this is too unreliable. It's just a reservist. Then what if I
become a regular, will it level up again?
If this is the case, then this advancement will just be worthless.
However, this is still important, he should level it up if he can.
The next moment, Rhodes' thoughts moved, and the empty
space appeared again in front of him. In the center of the space,
the ancient book with a very mythical color was quietly
suspended there.
Without any hesitation, Rhodes chose to level up.
Hum!
At this moment, the hazy space underwent an astonishing
change. One after another, lights flashed alternately, flying like
dragons, and they rushed into the book in the center.
The dazzling divine light completely enveloped the book.
With the infusion of divine light, this quaint-looking book
suddenly emitted soft fluorescence, and there was a vast and
distant aura rippling.
Gudang…
Rhodes swallowed subconsciously, unable to calm down in his
heart.
Hum!
In the end, under Rhodes' excited gaze, the divine light and the
fluorescence on the book slowly dissipated.
The change was not big, but there were some new mysterious
patterns on the cover of the book.
Trying to calm down his excitement, Rhodes called up the
attribute bar again.
Level 2: Book of Knowledge
Attributes: Intelligence +2, Wisdom +1
Talent: Swordsmanship Specialist – the combination of human
and sword, the savvy for swordsmanship is greatly improved! (An
additional talent can be drawn)
Energy: 0/1000
Intelligence +2, which means that Rhodes' intelligence is more
than twice that of an ordinary person. He can already be
considered a genius, and his memory has been greatly improved.
If he takes the college entrance examination now, I am afraid that
he will easily pass.
At the same time, this improvement in intelligence made Rhodes
think faster and more clearly.
"Fighting and practicing accumulate energy points, and status
determines advancement and leveling up!"
"However, according to the increase in energy demand, the
status required for the next level is estimated to be relatively
high. Is it a revolutionary army cadre, commander of the Fourth
Army, or being a Shichibukai or something?"
When his thoughts were spinning, Rhodes made this guess; he
had only a little understanding of the previously inexplicable.
As for the perception of this newly added attribute, Wisdom,
Rhodes did not feel any obvious change.
This should be because he has not yet mastered any new
abilities.
"Mastering the state of concentration should be of great help."
"If only there were strength and agility bonuses."
Rhodes shook his head. The intellectual perception of these
attributes is indirect and cannot directly increase Rhodes'
combat power. Thinking about this attribute is even temporarily
useless.
While thinking about it, Rhodes' eyes fell on the extra word in the
talent column.
"Extra talent drawing? I will try it out."